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If the first section attacked be at the top immediately beneath the arch of the proposed tunnel, next to the overlying matter, it is called a heading, but if the first cutting takes place at the bottom of the rock to form the base of the tunnel it is called a drift Driving a heading is the most difficult operation of rock tunneling.

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  1. noun The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.
  2. noun The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving.
  3. noun A gallery or drift in a mine.
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  • I then come to edit / modify the record an if the modifcation contains an error (like the heading is missing) and the record needs to be re-displayed, then I get this kind of display: —  CodingForums.com
  • The layout is obviously template based, but the heading are awful. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
  • We've got a main heading, the book title, the author as a second-level heading, the chapter as an H3 and then a series of paragraphs. —  Pixel2Life.com: Latest 15 Tutorials
  • For example, your title heading might be "Modern Eco Friendly Housing". —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • But the heading is the defining feature of an editorial, persuading you to absorb the content in a desired manner.
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